As the controller of Breathless Perfume Company, you discover a misstatement that overstated net income in the prior years financial statements The misleading financial statements appear in the companys annual report which was issued to banks and other creditors less than a month ago After much tho...

a The stakeholders in this case are You as controller Jerry McNabb preside ...

As the controller of Breathless Perfume Company, you discover a misstatement that overstated net income in the

Question:

As the controller of Breathless Perfume Company, you discover a misstatement that overstated net income in the prior year’s The misleading appear in the company’s annual report which was issued to banks and other creditors less than a month ago. After much thought about the consequences of telling the president, Jerry McNabb, about this misstatement, you gather your courage to inform him. Jerry says, “Hey! What they don’t know won’t hurt them. But, just so we set the record straight, we’ll adjust this year’s for last year’s misstatement. We can absorb that misstatement better in this year than in last year anyway! Just don’t make such a mistake again.”
Instructions
(a) Who are the in this situation?
(b) What are the ethical issues in this situation?
(c) What would you do as a controller in this situation?

Financial Statements
Financial statements are the standardized formats to present the financial information related to a business or an organization for its users. Financial statements contain the historical information as well as current period’s financial... Stakeholders
A person, group or organization that has interest or concern in an organization. Stakeholders can affect or be affected by the organization's actions, objectives and policies. Some examples of key stakeholders are creditors, directors, employees,...